The Brazilian pre-teen has never had a haircut. But the arduous task of brushing for an hour and a half each day and a $600 yearly shampoo bill have led Moraes de Andrade to finally agree to trim her locks.

"I love my long hair and I'll be sad when it's gone," she said, according to the Daily Mail. "But it's a pain looking after it. I can't do a lot of things, like P.E. lessons at school."

Moraes de Andrade told the publication she hopes to sell her hair for around $5,000 and use the money to refurbish her bedroom.

Though her wavy locks are strikingly long, Moraes de Andrade is a far cry from earning the world record for longest hair. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, that title belongs to China's Xie Qiuping, whose measures a solid 18 feet, 5.54 inches.

According to the book, Qiuping has been growing her hair since 1973, when she was 13-years-old.

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Dorothea Clinton who dug up a potato in the shape of a duck. Dorothea Clinton will be having ‘Quack-et Potato’ for dinner after digging up this funny-looking potato Sep 13, 2013. The 73-year-old, of Peaton, near Ludlow, thought it bore an uncanny resemblance to a duck, and wanted to show of the funny looking vegetable.

On July 22, 2013, German police spotted "a convertible of a slightly different kind."
"I saw the strangest-looking convertible I have ever seen - a roofless BMW, without registration plates, bordered around the open top with wooden boards and fake plastic flowers. It was also full of water," the unnamed police officer told Orange News.
The officer observed four young men, clad in bathing suits, splashing around inside the bizarre home-made car pool. According to the police report, "All of them appeared drunk."
The car had been sealed with a synthetic material and filled with approximately 530 gallons of water.
One of the men, a 27-year-old who police suspect was driving, returned to the scene to collect his wallet, police obtained a sample of his blood for a blood-alcohol analysis.
The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed yet.
Speaking with The Bild newspaper, one of the men called the ride a "stupid idea."
"It was the first time we drove on a street and we just wanted to have a little fun," he said.

A mother has revealed that she celebrated Andy Murray's Wimbledon victory with a freshly picked strawberry - shaped like a PENIS. Carole Collen, 52, was pottering about in her garden in Dartford, Kent, this Sunday (7/7) when she spotted the cheekily shaped berry dangling amid her fruit and veg patch. Holding back the laughter she went inside to show her family before taking a quick snap to show her friends. Now the mother-of-two is planning to entering the strawberry into a raffle in a bid to raise money for charity.

This photo released by the Glendale Police Department shows a black Cadillac that lost control and careened onto the roof of a neighbor's home on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Glendale, Calif. The Cadillac driver lost control before leaving his driveway, plunging off a hill "onto the roof of his neighbor's house directly below his driveway. (Photo courtesy of Glendale Police Department)

Tilde Nörgaard, a Swedish sixth grader, is still trying to figure out how she got a third eye in her class photo.

This 150-lb boulder crashed through the windshield of a rental car in Sedona, Az. The passengers, Bob Jaczko and Peter Wilson suffered minor cuts.

Isaak Lasson can finally breathe easy after three years of sinus problem caused by a single wheel-shaped LEGO that he got stuck up his nose back when he was three.

Ben Forrer outside Sita UK, a scrap yard in Coventry, today, 25, 2012. Refer to NTI story NTICRUSH. Ben Forrer looked on in horror as a Coventry scrapyard crushed his van by mistake. Ben Forrer had only left his Citroen Relay for a few minutes as he dropped off an old cooker at the Sita yard, in Longford. But workers mistook the van for scrap and began crushing it in the jaws of a mechanical grabber

A bush carved into the shape of a middle-finger has landed a gardener into trouble after somebody failed to share his humour over the shrub. The council received a complaint about the shaped bush eight years after it was carved by Richard Jackson, 53, in his front garden. Despite only receiving one complaint, the council have since contacted Richard to alter the bush as it is considered a public offence. But Richard, from Tamworth, Staffs, said his neighbours are backing his pledge to keep the bush and they have even began a Save the Bush campaign to support him. Credit: Caters News

A man has made a 5,000 mile pilgrimage to every Anglican cathedral in England so he can give them a good LICKING. Lawrence Edmonds has staked his claim as Britains first every cathedral licker by tongue tickling an incredible 42 in less than two years. Christian approval, Polish condemnation, and looks of confusion from a flock of Dutch tourists have all been experienced by Lawrence on his epic journey Back in January 2011, Lawrences friend Adam challenged him to a bet- that he couldnt lick every Anglican cathedral in the UK within five years. Credit: Caters News

Mike De Butts adds the finishing touches to a giant Baobab Tree sculpture entitled 'Under the Baobab', outside the Southbank Centre on May 24, 2012 in London, England. The Pirate Technics' installation is made from a selection of brightly coloured fabrics from around the world, and is part of the Southbank Centre's 'Festival of the World' exhibition, which includes a series of large scale pieces of art that will be in place around the Southbank centre over the Summer.

Some of Sarah's ponies. Sarah Butler, 28 from Barnsley, Yorkshire has been collecting 1980's My Little Ponies for 24 years and now has over 1,000 of them as well as having a themed room in her house including My Little Pony curtains, bedspread and other collectables.

Natasha Moraes de Andrade, 12, is nicknamed Rapunzel because her hair is more than 5 feet long -- just one and a half inches shorter than her height. In March, she planned to cut and sell the locks for some $2,600 to help get her family in Rio De Janeiro out of poverty.

Swirling colors of city lights from a 900ft crane fill the Moscow skyline. Photographer D. Chistoprudov boards the crane, which is being used to build a skyscraper called Federation, and takes pictures over a period of two hours. Chistoprudov, 28, starts taking the swirling snaps around 1am and battles freezing weather to remain completely still so not to ruin the careful process. (Caters News / ZUMA Press)

The sleek design, the impressive functionality, the distinctive logo - was it only a matter of time before Apple redesigned the humble toilet with the iPoo? The iPoo is literally a case of toilet humour and Belgrade designer Milos Paripovic makes the tongue-in-cheek claim his work isn't intentionally related to the Apple brand.

Naked men wearing only loincloths vie for a wooden treasure ball weighing eight kilos to bring good fortune, during the Tamaseseri festival at Hakozaki shrine in Fukuoka, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on Jan. 3, 2012. Two teams of farmers and fishermen competed for the rich harvest or largest catch at a festival that dates back some 500 years.

Visitors stand around a snow church just after its inauguration on Dec. 28, 2011 in Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany. The circa 25 meters long church was made of 1,400 cubic meters of snow and aims to commemorate the winter of the years 1910/1911, when so much snow fell that believers of Mitterfirmiansreut were no more able to go to church in the neighboring community of Mauth. So they decided to build their own church, made of snow. (Armin Weigel, AFP / Getty Images)

Visitors stand around a snow church just after its inauguration on Dec. 28, 2011 in Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany. The circa 25 meters long church was made of 1,400 cubic meters of snow and aims to commemorate the winter of the years 1910/1911, when so much snow fell that believers of Mitterfirmiansreut were no more able to go to church in the neighboring community of Mauth. So they decided to build their own church, made of snow. (Armin Weigel, AFP / Getty Images)

Heine Braeck, 33, from Sarpsborg, Norway, has been without an right arm since he lost it during a freak accident when he was 13. Now he has decided to make the stump look like a dolpin's head with the help of Bulgarian tattooist Valio Ska.

A man who ordered a special slipper to fit his oversized foot was sent a size 1,450 - after manufacturers failed to spot a decimal point in his order. Tom Boddingham, 27, has a size 13 right foot while his left is slightly bigger and measures a size 14-and-a-half. But when he ordered his custom-fit slipper manufacturers in China misread size 14.5 and accidently made a whopping 7ft long size 1,450

Eight-year-old girl Belle Wheeler has become the youngest drag racer in the world -- just two days after her eighth birthday. The pint-sized dragster then went onto compete against youngsters more than twice her age and qualified for the UK National Finals.

Competitors race in the 12-hour Lawn Mower Endurance Race on September 24, 2011 in Billingshurst, England. First started in 1973 as a motorsport that would be accessible to as many as possible, this year's competition included more than 30 teams including some from South Africa, America and Luxembourg.

An employee arranges pumpkins to form a fish at the pumkin exhibition of the asparagus and experience farm Buschmann and Winkelmann in Klaistow near Beelitz, northeastern Germany on August 31, 2011. The exhibition will start on September 1 , 2011, with over 100,000 pumkins in 400 different varieties.

High wire artist Freddy Nock balances as he walks up on the rope of a Zugspitze cable car in Grainau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Nock walked up the 995 meters long rope with an altitude difference of 348 meters aiming at collecting money for the UNESCO. He is attempting to set a new world record by doing seven summits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in seven days. It took him about 90 minutes to arrive on top of Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany.

A 16-ton salt spreader blasted through the fifth-floor wall of a Queens Sanitation Department garage and came within inches of plummeting 50 feet to the street. The driver survived the spectacular 9:30 am crash, which sent bricks and debris raining down on cars parked outside the Maspeth repair facility, but spent 15 terrified minutes dangling in the cab of the bright orange vehicle. It's unclear how driver Robert Legall, a 10-year Sanitation veteran with a clean record, lost control of the big rig. "There are signs up there warning drivers to slow down," Commissioner John Doherty told the New York Post. "He's familiar with the rules. We think it was just an unfortunate accident."

Driver Joe Wales crashes through the surf after veering off course during an attempt on the British land speed record for battery-powered vehicles in the Bluebird Electric on Pendine Sands on August 14, 2011 in Pendine, Wales. Driver Joe Wales and his father, fellow driver Don Wales, come from a famous family who have been setting land and water speed records since 1924. Don holds the current UK record of 137 miles an hour in an electric vehicle.

Harrogate Autumn Flower show Director Martin Fish with a giant cabbage, as he introduced a series of new classes for Giant Vegetables to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Show. Giant onions, tomatoes and many others will all compete for the top prize of the biggest vegetable.

An incorrectly spelled "Keep Clear" road marking is pictured in Kingswinford, on August 3, 2011 in West Midlands, England.

Lava spewed from a crater of the giant Etna volcano in the southern Italy island of Sicily on July 30, 2011 in Catania. The lava flown into a valley overnight and did not represent a danger to inhabited areas. Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe at 3,295 metres (10,810 feet) which last eruption was in May.

An exotic plant expert was stunned when he inspected one of his garden
pitcher plants and discovered it had eaten a blue tit.
Prize winning Nigel Hewitt Cooper one of Britain's leading carnivorous plant
growers, from West Pennard, Somerset, couldn't believe his eyes when he
checked the Nepenthes x mixta or Monkey Cup pitcher and found the dead bird
inside.
Normally the plants which are native to south east Asia consume insects
which thy attract by secreting a sticky, sweet fluid at the bottom of the
pitcher.
Sometimes in the wild they have been known to kill small mammals like mice
but Mr Hewitt Cooper who regularly wins prizes at the Chelsea flower show
says for a cultivate plant to capture a bird is incredible.

A man adjusts a sculpture "Giant Mermaid" on the Alster lake in the northern German city of Hamburg on August 1, 2011. The sculpture is created by art and advertising agency headed by Oliver Voss.

People look at a huge khachapuri (Georgian cheese pastry) in central Batumi on July 28, 2011. The cake was baked using 100 eggs, 90 kilograms of cheese, 150 kilograms of flour, has 8 meters length and was eaten within 1minute 32 seconds by people at a street.

Velomobiles, recumbent bicycles with sleek, colorful outer shells, head for the open road in Portland, Ore., Thursday, July 28, 2011. Twenty five riders from Europe and twenty five riders from North America are on a cross-country trip which will finish on the U.S. Capitol steps in Washington D.C. on August 26. The bikers are trying to spread the message that sustainable, clean transportation can be fun.

Erie Catholic Bishop Donald W. Trautman has been immortalized in miniature with a bobblehead doll made in his likeness. The bobblehead comes as Trautman prepares to end his tenure as bishop of Erie.

Canadian bubble artist Yang Fan, who has set world record by packing 118 people inside a soap bubble, performs at the Gazillion bubble show in Beijing on July 19, 2011. Yang has earned international acclaim as a result of his complex displays of "bubble theater". In addition to performing he has developed his own bubble solution formulas and equipment to create bubbles.

Newly-wed bride Magda Villasenor looks at "Forever Marilyn", a sculpture by Seward Johnson, on July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, will be on display in Chicago through the spring of 2012. The sculpture was inspired by Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene in the 1955 movie "Seven Year Itch".

The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile vehicle is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange as part of its day-long 75th birthday celebration, Monday, July 18, 2011. To commemorate the milestone, the Oscar Mayer brand rang the closing bell at NYSE. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Oscar Mayer)

An aerial view of Top Pearsy's Maize Maze in the shape of Harry Potter, on July 11, 2011 in York, England. Farmer Tom Pearcy has cut two portraits of Harry Potter in his crop of maize plants. With some subtle differences the two images create the world's largest spot the difference competition. At over 50m in diameter, and cut out of over 1 million living maize plants, the York Maze is the largest 'Maize Maze' in Europe and one of the largest in the world.

A sail boat made of recycled material makes its maiden voyage to mark World Oceans Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

An extraordinary transparent car could fetch as much as GBP 295,000 when it goes up for auction.The motor, dubbed the 'Ghost Car', is a Pontiac Deluxe Six which has been covered in Plexiglas. The first transparent full-sized car to be made in America, it was built in 1939 by General Motors and chemical company Rohm and Haas. Billed as a vision of the future, it was a sensation at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair and continues to cause a stir today. Just two were ever made and this model, which has a three-speed manual transmission, is thought to be the last of its kind. It has clocked up just 86 miles in its lifetime; and now its set to go on sale for the first time since the early 1980s. It last sold for an undisclosed amount. American auctioneers RM expect it to sell for between $275,000 and $475,000.

Serbian women take part in a wedding dress race in downtown Belgrade on June 19, 2011. More than fifty "brides" took part in an annual wedding dress race in the Serbian capital, competing for numerous prizes. (Andrej Isakovic, AFP/Getty Images)

People take part in the annual "London World Naked Bike Ride" event in central London on June 11, 2011. Now in it's eighth year, the event has seen participation grow from 58 in 2004 to 1,200 in 2009. Taking a route that passes many of London's most famous landmarks, the ride allows those participating to decorate their body with messages of protest against oil dependancy and motor vehicle usage.

British artist Alice Newstead hangs by shark hooks during her demonstration to protest against shark slaughter in Hong Kong on June 14. The protest was organized by marine conservation group Shark Savers, and supported by Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics who are launching a global campaign to protect the sharks.

Diska Putra, holds one of his snakes in bed at home on June 10, 2011 in Bintan, Indonesia. Putra, 24, cohabitates in Indonesian with a collection of 30 snakes, some of which are deadly poisonous.

An Indian priest walks outside the temple of Hindu monkey God Hanuman in New Delhi early June 12, 2011. The highly popular monkey-god Hanuman known for his strength is worshipped for his unyielding devotion and selfless dedication to the Lord Rama.

Ron Mueck's 'Big Baby' sculpture is displayed in front of Jenny Saville's painting 'Interfacing' at the Masterpieces Exhibition at Christie's on June 13, 2011 in London, England.

A would-be knight who tried to woo a maiden by riding into her home on a horse is facing five years behind bars for aggravated burglary. Lovelorn Jan Rudnicki, 40, hatched the scheme to bowl over divorcee Gosia Domoslawska after a night's drinking down his local bar in Jarnoltowka, Poland. But terrified Gosia, 36, dialed 999 when her drunken suitor - stripped to the waist - galloped up her garden path and smashed his way through the front door like a battering ram.

Bruce Snowdon, the last sideshow fat man, was honored in a memorial service on Jan. 30, 2010. Snowdon performed as "Harold Huge," and weighed 607 pounds (though by some billing he tipped the scale at 712 pounds). Here he is with fellow sideshow star Peter Terhurne, a fire-eating dwarf.

Mexican tattoo artist and trained lawyer Maria Jose Cristerna, known as "Vampire Woman", attends the Fifth International Tattoo Convention in Bogota, Colombia, on June 4, 2011.

A Sufi Kalandar (wandering ascetic) performs an act of self torture during devotion at the annual death anniversary of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, India on June 2.

Indian spiritual guru Swami Baba Ramdev performs yoga during his hunger strike at the Pitanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar, some 240kms from New Delhi, on June 7, 2011. India's embattled prime minister on June 7 defended a police crackdown on a peaceful anti-graft demonstration led by a famous yoga guru, saying authorities had been left with no choice.

Chinese artist Kwok Mang Ho performs during the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice on June 1, 2011. The Biennale entitled Illuminazioni that will open to the public from June 4th to November 27th 2011, in the Giardini and the Arsenale exhibition venues, as well as in various other locations around the city.

These glamour models look good enough to eat but will not turn your girlfriend green with envy - because they are made entirely of cabbage. Artist Ju Duoqi created the bizarre sculptures for her project called "The Fantasies of Chinese Cabbage". Every body part is made from the vegetable. Ju is from Beijing, China. Pictured, some of Ju's work, made from cabbage leaves.
This is entitled: 'An'
(Ju Duoqi/Solent News & Photo Agency)

These glamour models look good enough to eat but will not turn your girlfriend green with envy - because they are made entirely of cabbage. Artist Ju Duoqi created the bizarre sculptures for her project called "The Fantasies of Chinese Cabbage". Every body part is made from the vegetable. Ju is from Beijing, China. Pictured, some of Ju's work, made from cabbage leaves.
This is entitled: 'Susan'
(Ju Duoqi/Solent News & Photo Agency)

An unfinished crib figurine showing President Barack Obama holding the head of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in one hand and making the victory sign with the other hand is displayed on May 2 in a traditional crib shop in Naples, Italy.

The Sydney Customs House building is transformed with a 3D digital projection by Australian company "The Electric Canvas" as part of a media preview on the eve of Vivid Sydney on May 26. Now in its third year, Vivid Sydney is reportedly the largest light and music festival in the Southern Hemisphere.

Members of Welsh stunt group "Dirty Sanchez" prepare to set off from Covent Garden in central London on May 26 at the start of the Gumball 3000 Rally 2011. The rally sees owners of classic and high-end supercars drive from London to Istanbul, covering the 3000 miles over 7 days. Competitors must pay a $40,873 entrance fee before being allowed to take part.

Contestants dance in the 'Schuhplattler' style of Bavarian folk dancing for the Bavarian Lion Award at the Huosigau Heimat and Folklore Society on May 28 in Weilheim, Germany.

Shipwright Christian Bohlin steers his duck shaped boat across Stockholm harbour on May 27, 2011. The duck, one of two novelty boats built by Bohlin, contains two sleeping cots, a kitchenette and a sauna in the bow will be up for sale at the forthcoming boat expo in Sweden for around $58,000.

A gallery employees poses next to an installation by US artist John Baldessari entitled 'Beethoven's Trumpet (With Ear)' at the Saatchi Gallery in central London on May 26.

An employee poses next to an installation by German artist Dirk Skreber entitled 'Untitled (Crash 1) and Untitled (Crash 2)' at the Saatchi Gallery in central London on May 26. Forming part of 'The Shape of Things To Come: New Sculpture' exhibition, it is to be displayed from until mid-October.

An employee poses next to part of an installation by German artist Dirk Skreber entitled 'Untitled (Crash 1) and Untitled (Crash 2)'at the Saatchi Gallery in central London on May 26, 2011.

Filipino children try to empty cups of flour by blowing into them through straws in a parlour game during the annual Feast Day of St. Rita of Cascia in a suburb of Manila, on May 22.

A man carries a cat atop his head while walking past the building where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan is being held under house arrest after posting bail, in New York, May 25, 2011.

Erik Sprague, aka Lizardman, says he had horns embedded in his skull in 1999 as part of a body based art piece he began in 1994 that is designed to explore the idea of what it means to be human.

Artist Scott Blake from Omaha, Nebraska has attracted attention with his portraits created from barcodes, such as this one made from the ISBN codes on books in Oprah Winfrey's Book Club. He sent a 60-inch poster of this portrait to Oprah, but never heard back from her.

American Artist Eric Staller preforms with his creation, 'Fish-O-Vision' at Carre Senart Leisure Center on April 1, 2011 in Lieusaint, France.

An installation artwork titled "Leviathanation," by Huang Yong Ping, features a giant fish head made from fiberglass, stuffed animals and a train. It's on display at a gallery in Beijing.

Using 12 miles of yarn, artist Lauren Porter has crafted a life-size Ferrari.

Phoenix artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold may be the world's only junk mail artist. Each of her portraits, such as this one of "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush, is made from postcards, menus and catalogs sent to her in the mail.

A California advertising agency will cover your mortgage for up to one year, if you are willing to cover your house in advertisements. Adzookie is soliciting applications from homeowners who need help paying their bills. In exchange, homeowners must let Adzookie decorate their houses with logos and social media icons -- as illustrated in this artist's rendering of a home participating in the promotion.

When Rick Genest decided 10 years to turn his body into a piece of tattooed art resembling a cadaverous zombie, he had no thought of the future. However, his unique look has gotten him jobs with French clothing designer Theirry Mugler and pop star Lady Gaga as well as a part in an upcoming Keanu Reeves film.

Nicole Briggs looks at a real human brain being displayed as part of new exhibition at the @Bristol attraction on March 8, 2011 in Bristol, England. The Real Brain exhibit - which comes with full consent from a anonymous donor and needed full consent from the Human Tissue Authority - is suspended in liquid with a engraved full scale skeleton on one side and a diagram of the central nervous system on the other and is a key feature of the All About Us exhibition opening this week.

Do you feel like your whole world has been turned upside down? Then you'll feel right at home in Germany's "Crazy House," an amazing work of upside-down architecture. This stunning structure in Bispingen, Germany, features inverted rooms furnished like a typical home -- only all of the fixtures hang over your head.

In China, a man fed up with a Lamborghini Gallardo he bought smashed it to smithereens with a sledgehammer. The destruction of this pricey Italian sports car was meant to recognize World Consumer Rights Day.

Pete and Sylvia Burford noticed that this piece of wood cut has a face like E.T. on it. A pensioner, Pete Burford was chopping wood when the face of the alien from Steven Spielberg's hit 1980s blockbuster stared back at him.

The head of Ronald McDonald lays in a basket after its "execution" in Helsinki at the hands of a group of artists and activists. Kidnappers who call themselves the "Food Liberation Army" snatched the fast-food clown from a Helsinki McDonald's on Jan. 31 and said McDonald's officials could save the mascot's life if they answered a number of questions. Finnish police rescued the doll earlier this week and reportedly arrested two members of the Food Liberation Army. But the group had prepared its own Ronald McDonald, which it executed with a guillotine on Feb. 11.

Spectators stand in front of a partially inflated balloon of "Star Wars'" Darth Vader before its flight during the 16th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in the Philippines' Clark Freeport Zone, in Pampanga, on Feb. 10. Hot-air balloon pilots from various countries are taking part in the annual event that was started in 1994 at the former U.S. military air base and continues to attract hundreds of spectators every year.

When artist Andrew Myers makes a painting, the subjects of his portraits get screwed -- literally. Myers, a sculptor based in Laguna Beach, California, turns screws into three-dimensional portraits. Myers likes the industrial aspect of using screws and turning something that is "harsh" into something soft like a portrait.

A cash-strapped Michigan mom turned 84,000 pennies into a priceless work of art. After going through a difficult period in which she was forced to pinch pennies, Wander Martich decided to create this massive 1-cent piece, which was recently acquired by Ripley's Believe It or Not.

A model presents a futuristic-looking creation by Amapo on Jan. 29 during the 2011-2012 fall-winter collections of the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil.

Swimming at the Cold Water Championships isn't easy -- no bull. Competitors put on wacky costumes, like these horns, before swimming laps in the frigid waters at the Tooting Bec Lido in south London. Reports indicate that the water was about 37 degrees during this year's event on Jan. 22.

Henri Leconte of France plays a stroke with an oversize racquet as he partners Patrick Rafter of Australia during their legends doubles exhibition match against Wayne Arthurs of Australia and compatriot Pat Cashon during the sixth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 22.

Want to make a masterpiece? All you need is an artistic mind and a lot of dirty laundry. Laura Bell of Michigan has created a lint replica of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." By repeatedly laundering brightly colored towels, Bell was able to obtain enough vivid lint to construct the 14-foot by 4-foot work of art, which was recently acquired by Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Russian performers dressed as rabbits wait backstage during rehearsals for a Chinese New Year (Year of the Rabbit) television show at Beijing Television (BTV) studios in the capital on Jan. 11.

The Hook Eagle Morris Men dance on the pavement outside the Waggon and Horses pub during the annual Wassail night in Hartley Wintney, 40 miles west of London. The event, held near to twelfth night, celebrates both the passing of Christmas and the future good health of the fruit trees. Traditionally the custom involved the local farm workers visiting the orchard after dark with shotguns, horns, food and a large pail of cider.

You don't have to be devilish to have a horn on your head. China's Huang Yuanfan, 84, says that over the past two years, a small bump on the back of his head has turned into a horn that's nearly 3 inches long. "Doctors say they don't know what caused it, but if they try to take it off it will just come back," he told the press. "I try to hide it beneath a hat, but if it gets much longer it will be sticking out the top."

A sand sculpture titled "Lair of the Spider Queen," carved by Baldrick Buckle from the U.K., is seen at the Creepy Crawlies Sand Sculpting Exhibition on the Frankston waterfront in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 26, 2010. International sand sculpture artists from around the world teamed up with their Australian counterparts to create the insect-themed exhibition, which will be open to the public until April, 2011.

There's lake-effect snow -- and now there's effect ice. A lighthouse in Cleveland has become encased in a thick layer of ice thanks to chilly temperatures and lake spray kicked up by a major storm on Lake Erie. This striking image shows the Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse almost entirely encased on ice on Dec. 14. Though the wintry lighthouse is beautiful, the frozen beacon isn't nearly as effective -- it's reportedly hard to see because of all the ice.

Who says bigger is better? French retiree Jean Massa poses next to his tiny model of the Sistine Chapel in a church in Nice, France. Less than one-thirtieth the size of the famed Vatican chapel, Massa's miniature re-creation measures just 4 feet 9 inches by 2 feet 4 inches. It took him 5,000 hours over four years to complete.

Frosty has met his match. This giant snowman, named Milocinek, stands more than 30 feet tall near the town of Trzebnica, Poland. Constructed by a group of builders over six days, the massive snow sculpture -- photographed on Dec. 11 -- is about the same height as nearby houses.

Patricia Mae, of Seven Sisters, South Wales, was left shellshocked after her chicken laid a monster, 4-inch-long egg last month. At first the 69-year-old thought her husband James was joking around when he told her about the large egg. The massive lay can most be appreciated when the egg, which is almost 2 inches wide, is laid next to a normal sized one. "We're quite surprised that whichever chicken laid it is still alive."

According to Alec Baldwin's character in "Glengarry Glen Ross," real estate brokers should always be closing. According to Berlin activists Hedonist International, real estate renters should always be disrobing. Protesters in Germany have been scheduling viewings of apartments they consider overpriced, then stripping naked for impromptu dance parties.

A tree made of recycled bicycles is the centerpiece of The Rocks, a shopping district in Sydney, Australia.

Now you can enjoy movies -- on the small screen. England's tiny Sol Cinema is a miniature movie theater that's powered entirely by the sun. With space for eight adults, the small theater uses solar panels to gather and store the energy it needs to screen movies.

A crane lifts the head of what will be the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ in Swiebodzin, Poland, on Nov. 6. Dubbed "Christ the King," the massive statue rises 170 feet above the town. Construction was finished over the weekend, and Father Sylwester Zawadzki says the statue will be officially consecrated on Nov. 21.

Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, the first man in the world to fly under a jet-fitted wing, speeds through the air performing a looping after launching from a hot air balloon on November 5, 2010 above Bercher, western Switzerland. Rossy jumped out of a hot air ballon at about 2,000 meters height.

Refrigerators are supposed to keep things cool, but a German artist is using them to make things hot. Ralf Schmerberg created an igloo with 320 refrigerators called the "Power Eater" in Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. 1 to draw attention to energy use and climate change.

Can't swim but still want to scuba dive? No problem. HydroBOB, a submersible scooter created by Andrew Sneath of West Palm Beach, Fla., can stay submerged for 70 minutes and typically operates at fixed depths of between 10 and 25 feet.

Men dressed as zombies walk through the central business district during the Sydney Zombie Walk on October 24, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Zombie Walk saw participants travel a route through the business district starting and culminating at Sydney's Hyde Park.

This isn't your grandma's wheelchair -- it's the world's fastest powerchair. British plumber Colin Furze broke the record with a 70mph run.

J&D Foods, a company that sells all things bacon, recently commissioned artist Mike Lahue to build a life-size bust of Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon entirely out of bacon. Now, the masterpiece is being auctioned off on eBay for charity and Kevin Bacon has never looked so delicious.

British photographer Carl Warner is getting a taste of fame thanks to photos of landscapes that contain nothing but food. The sails on this Chinese Junk are made of dried lotus leaves, while the hull is made from cinnamon sticks. The waves are a mix of bok choy, kai choy and Savoy cabbage.

Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada walks on the catwalk during the Madrid Cibeles Fashion week on Sept. 19 in Madrid.

The HRP-4 "slim athlete" robot shows off its moves during a joint press conference by Kawada Industries and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan, in September 2010.

Tired office workers can now fall asleep at their desk in comfort - using a new necktie that contains an inflatable pillow. The Pillow Tie is available in over 60 stylish designs and looks just like a normal tie when deflated and worn with a suit.

Seventeen-year-old Khagendra Thapa Magar, from Nepal, is the smallest known person on Earth, standing just 22 inches tall. Londoner "Tiny Iron," 28, from Tottenham, has an incredible 280-pound frame. His enormous biceps measure 24 inches in circumference - bigger than most people's thighs!

Lebanese Muslim Hassan Abed Rabbo inspects with a magnifiying glass what he says is the smallest handwritten complete version of the Koran ever made, at his house in Beirut on Sept. 2, 2010. The 2.4cm x 1.9cm Muslim holy book which Abed Rabbo inherited from his great grandmother dates back to the Ottoman era and contains 604 pages decorated with gold ink.

This photograph of a boatload of vikings isn't a still from a Capital One commercial -- it's an image taken during a recent gathering of the Norse Hollywood Dining Vikings. The group of viking enthusiasts regularly dress up in viking garb and pillage Los Angeles eateries. They've raided IKEAs and even commandeered a Duck Boat in Long Beach, Calif., to raid a Red Bull Flugtag event.

Elaine Davidson, the world's most pierced woman according to the Guinness Book of World Records, performs on the Royal Mile as a statue during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.

Here is Elvis Presley carved from a single pencil lead, complete with his shades. Many artists have used pencils to create their works -- but Dalton Ghetti creates masterpieces on the tip of one. The Connecticut carpenter spends several months painstakingly crafting each work on the graphite of a pencil.

After some Oktoberfest revelry, aren't these the perfect lederhosen? These 15-foot breeches, tailored by Walter Sinnhofer, are said to be the largest pair of the traditional leather shorts. They were fashioned from 80 square yards of cowhide.

Lily Cao, 7, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, views a sculpture made from coat hangers that depicts the crucifixion of Jesus. The sculpture, by artist David Mach, is displayed in Parliament Square outside St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tired of spinning class? The Scubster -- a new pedal-powered submarine -- might be your answer. Stephane Rousson of France takes this underwater vehicle for a spin in the waters near Nice, in southeastern France.

Fresh human meat for sale! Animal rights activists say meat is murder -- and buying a steak is no different from buying a corpse. So they covered themselves in fake blood and wrapped themselves in plastic, like meat sold at supermarkets, for a New York City protest on July 27.

Now President Barack Obama really has egg on his face. Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill shows off his newest creation -- a portrait of Obama that he carved into a duck egg shell.

Extreme Cellists play on top of Ben Nevis mountain in Scotland in 2008. The Extreme Cellists are undertaking a two-week, English coast-to-coast walk for charity, carrying and playing their cellos as they go.

At $770 a bottle, BrewDog's "The End of History" is the most expensive beer ever made. It's 55 percent alcohol, and if that's not enough of a kick, each bottle is sold in a preserved animal's hide.

Models wait during preparations for the spring/summer 2011 fashion show of German designer Patrick Mohr at Berlin Fashion Week on July 9.

Artist Tony Tasset unveils his eye-catching 30-foot-tall sculpture "Eye" in Pritzker Park on July 7 in Chicago. The giant piece will be on display at the small downtown park through Oct. 31.

Hibiki Kono of Cambridge, England, is sucking up lots of media attention because of a wall-climbing device he invented that uses two 15-pound vacuum cleaners. You don't have to ask this kid who his favorite superhero is. Not surprisingly, it's Spider-Man.

Steve Wilson found some dirty money while working for DoodyCalls Pet Waste Removal in St. Louis. On a recent call, he spotted some money sticking out from a pile of doggie doo. He cleaned the bills, put them in a plastic bag and returned what turned out to be $58 to the customer. Now, dog owner Karen Linn is putting the cash on eBay in hopes of raising money for the Humane Society of the United States.

Sarah Kaufmann says mild cheddar is the best for sculpting but has made sculptures using harder cheeses as well.

Chris Trueman's self-portrait, made entirely of 200,000 dead harvester ants, has been purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not! and will be displayed in a Ripley museum.

Fan Qianrong munches on soil on April 13. The 48-year-old resident of China's Hebei province says she has stayed healthy for more than four decades by eating dirt.

"Hands up", an art work by Brazilian artist Miguel Sanchez, is on display at the exhibition "The Bra: The Battle Continues - Campaign Against Breast Cancer" in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

This might look like a balloon, but it's actually an intestine. The Ukrainian woman shown here Jan. 30 was partaking in the Pigs Carvers Festival in the Transcarpathian village of Gecha. Inflating a pig's intestine is part of the process by which blood pudding is made.

All babies are beautiful, except maybe this one. Thank goodness this is not a living infant. It's a silicon and fiberglass sculpture by Australian artist Ron Mueck. It went on display at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 31, 2010. This work is called "A Girl."

GPS Fail
At around 11 am on March 15, three Japanese tourists followed their GPS' directions straight into Moreton Bay, Australia.